People with peripheral artery disease (PAD) face a life-threatening dilemma.
PAD causes artery blockages in the legs. This can lead to severe pain while walking.
But guess what the most effective treatment for PAD is?
That’s right…walking.
When PAD patients stop walking because of the pain, their condition gets worse. They already have a high risk for heart disease. But without exercise, their chance of having a heart attack or a stroke becomes even greater.… Read More
What’s the biggest health scourge America faces today?
Heart disease is a good answer. It kills more Americans than anything else.
Cancer comes in a close second.
Alzheimer’s is another good guess, especially since there is nothing doctors can do to stop it or even slow it down.
Diabetes is also terrible and has reached epidemic proportions. Nearly half of American adults now have prediabetes or full-blown diabetes. … Read More
Health regrets? Most of us have a few.
Maybe you were a smoker. Maybe you didn’t exercise enough or eat right.
And now that you’re older, it’s catching up to you.
Not only is your body out of shape, your mind is not as sharp as it used to be.
New research shows that one food can help seniors overcome a lifetime of health sins to delay brain aging.… Read More
A major new Harvard study found that you can gain up to 10 years of lifespan, free of cancer, heart problems, and diabetes if you practice five healthy habits.[i]
Researchers released their findings after tracking 111,000 people for up to 34 years.
The scientists found that women can add 10 years of healthy life and men seven.
The life-extending healthy habits are:
Maybe you’ve seen the recent headlines…
“Fourth Carcinogen Discovered in Heart Pills Used by Millions”—Bloomberg[1]
“Yet Another Lot of Blood Pressure Medication Recalled—This Time for a Possible Carcinogen” — USA Today[2]
It’s just the latest example of how dangerous it can be to use hypertension drugs.
Not only were they recently found to contain a cancer-causing chemical, but many are linked to serious side effects.… Read More
Perhaps you remember the controversy a few years ago over the plastic chemical BPA. It was linked to a wide range of health problems, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, hormone problems, and migraines.[1]
In 2012, the FDA banned BPA (bisphenol A) from baby bottles and children’s sippy cups. The plastics industry started voluntarily removing the chemical from other products as well.… Read More